HEARTHVALE

Skill

Defence

About this skill

To start: wear what armour you have, pick the Guarded combat style and attack something your size. The Ironsides Plate & Mail in Highcairn sells bronze armour and better.

Defence makes you harder to hit. The Guarded style trains it, and so does At range with a bow, alongside Ranged. Armour asks for Defence levels, so keep it growing with Attack.

Unlocks by level

LevelUnlocksFrom
1Equip Bronze cuirassEquipment
1Equip Bronze greathelmEquipment
1Equip Bronze greavesEquipment
1Equip Bronze heater shieldEquipment
1Equip Iron cuirassEquipment
1Equip Iron greathelmEquipment
1Equip Iron greavesEquipment
1Equip Iron heater shieldEquipment
6Equip Steel cuirassEquipment
6Equip Steel greathelmEquipment
6Equip Steel greavesEquipment
6Equip Steel heater shieldEquipment
9Equip Boiled-leather jerkinEquipment
18Equip Bluesilver cuirassEquipment
18Equip Bluesilver greathelmEquipment
18Equip Bluesilver greavesEquipment
18Equip Bluesilver heater shieldEquipment
19Equip Riveted jerkinEquipment
28Equip Verdite cuirassEquipment
28Equip Verdite greathelmEquipment
28Equip Verdite greavesEquipment
28Equip Verdite heater shieldEquipment
38Equip Ember wyrmhide bodyEquipment
38Equip Frost wyrmhide bodyEquipment
38Equip Moss wyrmhide bodyEquipment
38Equip Starmetal cuirassEquipment
38Equip Starmetal greathelmEquipment
38Equip Starmetal greavesEquipment
38Equip Starmetal heater shieldEquipment
50Equip Glacite cuirassEquipment
50Equip Glacite greathelmEquipment
50Equip Glacite greavesEquipment
50Equip Glacite heater shieldEquipment
58Equip Drakesteel cap-helmEquipment
58Equip Drakesteel cuirassEquipment
58Equip Drakesteel greavesEquipment
58Equip Drakesteel heater shieldEquipment
70Equip Ashmaw cuirassEquipment
70Equip Ashmaw shieldEquipment
70Equip Orichalcum cuirassEquipment
70Equip Orichalcum greathelmEquipment
70Equip Orichalcum greavesEquipment
70Equip Orichalcum heater shieldEquipment
100Equip Defence mantleEquipment

Monsters

Fighting monsters is the main way to train this skill. See every monster and what it is worth.